McLean Restaurant Ranked A Top Cheap Eat Of The Year

MCLEAN, VA—The reviews are in, and McLean can claim one of the best cheap meals of 2017, at least according to The Washington Post. LoKL Gourmet, offering deli specialties at 8100 Old Dominion Drive, Suite E, was ranked eighth among 10 Baltimore-Washington region restaurants by food critic Tim Carman.

LoKL Gourmet opened in January 2016 and has made quite the impression among diners. It was among four restaurants ranked from Northern Virginia, three from Maryland and three from DC. Carman determined the top cheap eats for his $20 Diner column after visiting 100 restaurants over the past year.

Carman describes LoKL Gourmet as a "part gourmet market, part health food store, part locavore sandwich shop" offering many locally-sourced ingredients and products. The deli serves up everything from sandwiches, salads and made-to-order juices, but one of his favorites was the Dad's Meatball Sub, which comes from a family recipe and is "steeped in homemade pleasures."

Here are the top 10 cheap eats:

1. Royal Nepal: 3807 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria

2. Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana: 12207 Darnestown Rd., Darnestown, Md.

3. Mezcalero Cocina Mexicana: 3714 14th St. NW, Washington, DC

4. Federalist Pig: 1654 Columbia Rd. NW, Washington, DC

5. Big Wang’s Cuisine: 16051 Frederick Rd., Derwood, Md.

6. Salumeria 2703: 2703 12th St. NE, Washington, DC

7. Dera Restaurant: 7030 Spring Garden Dr., Springfield

8. LoKL Gourmet: 8100 Old Dominion Dr., Suite E, McLean

9. Melt Gourmet Cheeseburgers: 525 East Market St., Leesburg

10. Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken: 5810 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, Md.

See the full list of best $20 Diner restaurants here.

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